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"I'm extremely honoured to have a beer with my name on it and I'm proud to celebrate Nottingham Civic Society's role in supporting those organisations such as Castle Rock which is doing so much to conserve and enhance our city's heritage."

Mrs Sylvester pulled the first pint of her beer at the Embankment pub, Arkwright Street, Trent Bridge, today.

"It was nice to see people from the brewery and also to see my colleagues from the civic society," she added.

"It is quite a full-bodied, bitter beer suitable for the time of year. It is an autumn beer which is very enjoyable.

"I'm looking forward to introducing it to my son who does not live in Nottingham. It's very good and it went down well at the beer festival."

Brewer Jon Edger said: "We've included pelletised lupulin powder which is essentially pure resin and aroma extracted from the hop.

"It's the first in a series of experiments using this ingredient, and we're excited about the results.

"Whatever happens, we expect the beer to be fresh and citrusy with a strong malty backbone."

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Andrew Ludlow, secretary of the Nottingham Campaign for Real Ale, said: "Castle Rock has been awarding and honouring people with these beers for some time.

"It's a nice thing to honour local people - it's a bit like Castle Rock's version of the Queen's Birthday Honors List.

"I am excited to try another brilliant Castle Rock beer as always."

Castle Rock Brewery's Nottinghamian Celebration Ales series began in 2010.

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